Vivienne Tippett

Prof Vivienne Tippett

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Prof Vivienne Tippett

Professor Tippett is Professor and Head of Discipline for Paramedicine in the Faculty of Health at QUT and the Director of Research for QUT’s School of Clinical Science.  Professor Tippett is also an Executive Member of the Centre for Emergency and Disaster Management (CDEM) and has worked for over ten years as a researcher in the area of pre-hospital care, including seven years as Director of the Australian Centre for Pre-hospital Care Research at University of Queensland and Queensland Ambulance Service. In recognition of this work she was awarded the Distinguished Services Medal by the Queensland Ambulance Service in 2011. In 2014 she was achnowledged as one of 125 Women in Leadership awardees by the YWCA.

Professor Tippett is currently leading a Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC consortium on emergency warnings and crisis communication.

Project leadership

This research examined existing and modified communication to community members who may be affected by natural hazards to derive evidence-based insights into risk and warning communication during the response phase of emergencies. Through this project, the research team developed an evidence base for the context of risk and warning messages across multiple channels and sources, constructed evidence-based warning messages that overcome ambiguity caused by conflict between warning messages and socio-environmental cues, optimised warning messages to improve community members’ readiness to act in accordance with emergency instructions, and translated research findings into practical tools tailored to the existing and emergent needs of end-users.
This project was commissioned and funded entirely by Queensland Fire and Emergency Services..
27 Aug 2019
Disasters significantly impact the welfare of communities and the patient demographic of disaster-...
27 Aug 2019
Natural hazards provoke considerable uncertainty but community members often ‘under-react’ when...
Building resilient communities: creating effective multi-channel communication during disaster response and recovery
29 Jun 2017
The aim of this project is to examine evidence-based strategies that motivate appropriate action...
Vivienne Tippett Conference Poster 2016
12 Aug 2016
Testing the elements of optimal emergency warnings: Some insights from 10 focus groups and 77...
Building Resilient Communities: Creating Effective Multi-Channel Communication During Disaster Response and Recovery
18 Aug 2015
Our aim is to examine evidence-based strategies to motivate appropriate action and increase...
Building resilient communities: Creating effective multi-channel communication during disaster response and recovery
25 Aug 2014
To examine evidence-based strategies that motivate appropriate action and increase informed...

Resources credited

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Presentation-Audio-Video 13 Aug 2021 Prof Vivienne Tippett interview: effective risk and warnings File Save (0 bytes) communication, communities, warnings
HazardNoteEdition 22 Sep 2020 Emergency warning messages: how do community members comprehend them? PDF icon Save (629.29 KB) communication, communities, warnings
HazardNoteEdition 22 Sep 2020 Emergency warning messages: encouraging readiness to act PDF icon Save (1.02 MB) communication, communities, warnings
HazardNoteEdition 22 Sep 2020 Emergency warning messages: do colours and icons improve community readiness to act? PDF icon Save (354.67 KB) communication, communities, warnings
HazardNoteEdition 06 Apr 2020 Addressing conflicting cues during natural hazards: lessons from emergency agencies PDF icon Save (1.23 MB) communication, communities, warnings
Presentation-Slideshow 24 Sep 2019 Towards protective action: Effective risk and warning communication during natural hazards PDF icon Save (1.29 MB) communication, warnings
Presentation-Slideshow 18 Jun 2019 Communication challenges in complex events PDF icon Save (1.04 MB) communication, warnings
Presentation-Audio-Video 30 May 2019 Warnings that save lives File Save (0 bytes)
HazardNoteEdition 04 Apr 2019 Conflicting cues with emergency warnings impacts protective action PDF icon Save (920.62 KB) communication, communities, warnings
HazardNoteEdition 13 Dec 2018 Communicating for maximum comprehension PDF icon Save (700.61 KB) communication, communities, warnings
Presentation-Slideshow 16 Apr 2018 Towards Protective Action: Effective Risk and Warning Communication During Natural Hazards PDF icon Save (1.01 MB) communication, multi-hazard, warnings
Presentation-Slideshow 07 Jul 2017 Communicating and warning: getting the message across more effectively PDF icon Save (4.79 MB) communication, flood, warnings
Presentation-Slideshow 18 Apr 2017 Emergency Message Eye-Tracking Study & Business-Focused Risk Communication PDF icon Save (1.17 MB) communication, communities, resilience
Presentation-Slideshow 17 May 2016 Connecting communities and resilience: a multi-hazard study of preparedness response and recovery communications PDF icon Save (544.2 KB) communities, recovery, response
HazardNoteEdition 21 Oct 2015 Turning warnings into action PDF icon Save (236.32 KB) communication, tsunami, warnings
Presentation-Slideshow 10 Apr 2015 Connecting Communities and Resilience 2015 NSW RAF Presentation PDF icon Save (1.74 MB) communities, resilience, response
Presentation-Slideshow 27 Mar 2014 Connecting communities and resilience PDF icon Save (1.14 MB) communities, recovery, resilience

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